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RSS FeedStudent Life is hoping to increase participation to campus events by advertising through a set of interconnected digital billboards in the CAC and the Multi-Purpose Student Center. The centerpiece of this new info tech, a large digital wall display, will be installed in the main dining area of the Multi-Purpose Student Center. The display will
The USF St. Petersburg Black Student Association held its second annual Valentine’s Charity Date Auction on Friday, Feb. 10. The action raised money for the Ronald McDonald House, a charity that works to improve the health and well being of children. Winners of the auction received a dinner date with their bachelor or bachelorette. Seven
The call for an emergency assembly was sealed by the knock of a gavel for a Student Government Senate meeting that was described by an SG member as a “bloody mess of statute disorganization” on Feb. 8. Senators met two days later to correct a misstep when it came to appropriating club grant proposals. In
Comedian and writer Bryant Moss, also known as “Preacher Moss,” made an appearance on campus as part of his “End of Racism” comedy and lecture tour. The event, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, was the first of two events planned in honor of Black History Month. Moss, who has written for multiple shows
Plans are underway to install additional outdoor lighting to Harborwalk by the end of August 2012 after concerns over nighttime campus safety were addressed. One significantly darker corner of campus is the city-owned Poynter Park between the library and Harbor Hall. While USFSP property along the harbor is lit at night, the park is not,
It was like any other art exhibition—except the drawings were created underwater and guests were served chocolate milk. But friends would say that’s just Hunter. Almost everybody has heard of local artist Hunter Payne by now. If they haven’t taken a ride on one of the swings he put up around the area as part
Every semester, Charlie Justice, the assistant director of Leadership Development, coordinates with his team of assistants to bring speakers to campus, organize student retreats, promote leadership, assist clubs and organizations, and recognize and encourage students to join Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society. Justice and his team are preparing several events for students,
Students supporting the cause Fight Back Florida protested at USF St. Petersburg against recent increase of tuition costs. Student protestors repeated the phrase “We can’t afford to pay for school,” during the Monday, Nov. 28 protest. USFSP students and alumni gathered at the front of Harborwalk to raise awareness of the recent hike of tuition
While the new withdrawal policy limits the number of classes undergrads can maroon mid-semester, administrators behind the change say the policy was enacted to goad graduation. “Keep in mind that the policy was in no way meant to be punitive,” said Katharine Cole, the associate dean of undergraduate studies at USF. Cole spearheaded the policy
The Tampa Bay Business Journal recently ranked USF 23 out of 25 universities in the country for illegal downloading. The list was compiled by the Motion Picture Association of America and included 447 copyright infringements. USF is the only Florida school on the list that was drafted at the request of the U.S. House of
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